If Dumb Were Dirt
If dumb were dirt,
she would be an acre.
In a hoopskirt,
she's a dervish fakir.
A hapless flirt,
she's a cold heart breaker.
Brazenly curt,
she's a daunting shaker.
Quick to subvert,
she's a troublemaker.
Eager to hurt,
she's a mean earthquaker.
Venom dessert,
she's the final baker.
With red-alert,
she's an undertaker.
If dumb were dirt,
she would be an acre.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABabababababababAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 344 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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